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ID: 37180 - ORCHARD MEAD ACADEMY

Leicester City Council

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21 Aug 2026 at 09:20

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for Orchard Mead Academy, covering the journey identified in the procurement title. The requirement is for taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with a driver, corresponding to CPV codes 60120000 and 60170000. It is a services contract for transport delivered in England. The buyer is Leicester City Council, based in Leicester. The arrangement concerns a specific academy transport journey rather than a general vehicle supply requirement, so relevant businesses are taxi operators, private hire firms and other passenger transport providers able to carry out scheduled journeys for an education-related public sector customer. Suppliers should be prepared to provide vehicles with drivers as part of the service.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System PAN3059 for Passenger Transport Services. The tender deadline was 21 August 2026 at 9:00am. Leicester City Council awarded the contract to Everest Taxis on 21 August 2026 for £26,910, with the contract running from 26 August 2026 to 31 July 2028. The award is recorded as active. This is a single awarded requirement, with the published value applying to the contract as a whole. The procurement method is described as ‘Other’ and the available information identifies the mini-competition and DPS route as the procedure. The evaluation basis is not set out in the available procurement details.

For a supplier that did not win, this award demonstrates a defined requirement for academy transport within Leicester City Council’s passenger transport purchasing route. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to operate taxi or private hire services, provide suitable passenger vehicles with drivers, and deliver scheduled journeys reliably for an education setting. The buyer’s use of a Dynamic Purchasing System and mini-competitions shows that suppliers need to understand and participate through that route rather than rely only on one-off general tenders. The opportunity is explicitly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so smaller local operators may be well placed if they can demonstrate dependable capacity, compliant vehicles, appropriately qualified drivers and the operational resilience needed for repeated school transport journeys.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ID: 37180 - ORCHARD MEAD ACADEMY

Notice Description

This contract is for the provision of transport services - journey stated in the title of this notice. It has been awarded following a Mini Competition under Council's Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) PAN3059 - Passenger Transport Services. To find out more about this DPS and how to provide taxi services to the Council, please see Taxi firms tendering for contracts (leicester.gov.uk)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-5f7161b1-5a21-47ce-ad04-cf4d2ac48e0a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40e91272-9a9e-40f2-94e3-ab74c02dd6e2
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60120000 - Taxi services

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£26,910 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£26,910 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
21 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
26 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Leicester City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE1 1FZ
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Everest Taxis

Further Information

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